Foundry Associate

Job title : Foundry Associate

About the role

• You will work alongside the central Academy team, supporting the delivery of our program offerings to the Foundry.
• You will be responsible for providing end-to-end operational support to deliver major global Programs like Acumen Angels - an early-stage capital funding program designed to advance high-potential, early-stage entrepreneurs from the Foundry. 
• This involves collaborating with a cross-functional team across marketing and communications, data and insights, foundry engagement, and Acumen Academy regional teams to sustain the Foundry as a high-impact, highly-engaged community of builders with the tools and relationships they need to scale their solutions to the problems of poverty.
• This role will report to the Associate Director, Foundry.

The responsibilities include

• Oversee the end-to-end operational and administrative delivery of major global programs from outreach and selection to due diligence and announcement.
• Lead the data collection and review process of program reports, enabling evaluation of program effectiveness.
• Manage all global referral and nomination processes for existing partnership programs and emerging opportunities.
• Coordinate logistics for foundry programming: Info sessions, office hours, coaching calls, and masterclasses.
• In partnership with the audience and engagement team, maintain and oversee a program calendar for all Foundry initiatives.

Skills and Qualifications

• The role requires a structured doer with an appreciation for detail, organization, and the user perspective.
• Experience in program operations and supporting social entrepreneurs through structured programming is highly valuable. 
• As program operations typically involve multiple moving parts, you are very comfortable with operational details and process work; you implement, coordinate, and optimize to enable efficient delivery.
• 3 years of relevant professional working experience
• Ability to manage multiple work streams with a multiplicity of stakeholders, and to prioritize effectively 
• Process-minded and systems-oriented 
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, with experience translating data into insights.
• A commitment to Acumen’s mission of solving the toughest problems of poverty, and a passion for leadership development 
• Good organizational and planning skills (Foresight, organizes information in an actionable way)
• Follows through on commitments without needing reminders
• Proactive; Ability to take initiative and roll up the sleeves; anticipate needs before they arise, and take action without being asked
• Communication skills to work with global, cross-cultural colleagues, partners and community members
• Demonstrated success in building collaborative relationships with both external and internal stakeholders
• Effectively collaborates with and across teams, seeks, and provides constructive feedback
• Self-reflective and aligned with Acumen values.